Things had not been going well for the Smurfs. Ever since the evil wizard had taken a special brain potion and his spells and traps had become deadlier. More and more Smurfs had been captured and tragically murdered by the wizard.

They were much older now and even the elderly Human was looking ancient. Gargamel's monkish mop of hair was now grey and he had taken to growing a beard as he said it made him look more sophisticated.

The brain potion had come from the forbidden 'Penultimate book of spells' and taking it meant that you became intelligent but you aged rapidly. He had only taken the potion a year ago but looked thirty years older, well into his seventies.

After yet another attack on the village, Papa Smurf decided to get some help from the yellow Smurfs who could be found near the great sea in the South of their land. Papa and Brainy made the journey on Feathers their loyal avian friend and it took them four days of travelling before they reached the sand dunes near the sea.

The yellow Smurfs were just that. A pale yellow with green eyes and they wore sandy coloured clothing. This meant that they could blend into the sand dunes and on-one could find them.

Sometimes Papa Smurf cursed the fact that he was blue, why not green for goodness sake?

Feathers landed in the general area of the village. Again, the yellow Smurfs were very good at camouflage and their houses could not be seen from above. You had to be Smurf sized to see it. Brainy and papa go off their friend and started to walk the short way to where they thought the village was. No-one was around or so they thought.

Silently the other Smurfs seemed to melt out of the sand surrounding them. They were holding weapons that Papa and Brainy had never seen before. They were a black metal in an 'L'shape, no larger than two hand spans.

Papa and Brainy could not take their eyes off these strange new weapons and before they knew it the leader of the yellow Smurfs was standing inches away from them.

"Who are you? How did you find us?" demanded the leader.

"I am Papa Smurf, leader of the blue Smurfs from the forest lands to the North and this is my apprentice Brainy Smurf. We come in peace and seek help in defeating our enemies."

"Are you not a wizard? Is your magic not strong enough to defeat your enemies, how many are they?"

Papa and Brainy looked at each other and they felt quite sheepish when they had to reply truthfully.

"I say enemies, but in fact it is only one. A very powerful Human wizard who cannot be defeated by magic. He has been using spells and potions from a forbidden book and although he could have anything he wants such as gold, he is determined to destroy my people and we heard that you have special weapons that can shoot deadly fire."

The leader of the yellow Smurfs burst out laughing. "Yes, we have powerful weapons," and he waved his gun at Papa and Brainy, " But they can only hurt creatures as small as ourselves. Your Human enemy will think he has been bitten by a fly if you try to use this weapon on him. He would have to be the same size as you. Come my friends you must be tired from your long journey. Enjoy our hospitality and we will talk about your problem and together we will work out a solution.

"Thank you, eh..What is your name?" asked Papa. "I am called Papa Jaune and this Smurf here is my apprentice known as Smart Alec Smurf and he and your Brainy should get along fine."

And with that the blue Smurfs and yellow Smurfs walked towards the sandy coloured rocks which turned out to be hollow and full of Smurfs. Hundreds of them as far as the eye could see. Papa started to think that he should have called on these Smurfs so much sooner,. So many of his family had been destroyed needlessly by Gargamel.

Now finally they would have the ultimate weapon against the wizard. Papa was also thinking of the future. If blue and yellow Smurfs ever came together in marriage maybe one day a new breed of green Smurf would exist and their kind would be able to live in the Enchanted Forest and be almost invisible to anyone who wanted to harm them.

To be continued..